Li Xiu and his group left amid everyone's thanks, and then rushed to Chang'an quickly because Li Xiu wanted to know the purpose of Tuli's sudden arrival in Chang'an, which probably was related to the Turks. After all, after Tuli surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, he was placed in the grassland close to the Tang Dynasty, becoming a buffer between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks.

"Mr. Prince Consort, as a surrendered general, this Tuli is still so arrogant. You must not let him go after returning to Chang'an. You must study his book in front of His Majesty!" On the way back, Yang Dui still said a little annoyed. As an official of the Tang Dynasty, seeing aliens bullying the people on the territory of the Tang Dynasty, he naturally cannot sit idly by.

"I'm afraid even if the prince consort personally studied Tuli, it would be difficult to have any major impact on Tuli. After all, our Tang Dynasty still needs Tuli to block the Tuli people's going south!" As soon as Yang Dui finished speaking, Shangguan Yi suddenly shook his head and sighed. He had a very clear understanding of the pattern between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks.

"Even if you can't take the Thunder, you must punish him so as not to bully the people like this again!" Although Yang Dui knew what Shangguan Yi said was reasonable, he still said stubbornly.

"It must not be done with that. I will go to find Your Majesty myself, but as You Shao said, our Tang Dynasty still needs Tuli for the time being, so Your Majesty will not punish him too much. But now I am very curious about why Tuli suddenly ran to Chang'an?" Li Xiu finally spoke at this time. At the end of his speech, his face again showed a thoughtful look.

When Li Xiu asked about the reason why Tuli suddenly came to Chang'an, Yang Du and others also showed contemplative expressions, but the Ministry of Agriculture had no big connection with the Turks after all, so Yang Du and the others thought for a long time but could not come up with any result. On the contrary, Shangguan Yi suddenly spoke: "Mr. Prince Concubine, the lower official has heard of a news related to the Turks. Maybe it is related to Tuli's entry into Chang'an this time?"

"Oh? What news?" Li Xiu immediately looked up at Shangguan Yi when he heard this. He also valued this young man a few years younger than him. No wonder he could become the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty in the future.

"Actually, Xiaguan didn't know whether the news was accurate. However, when the locust plague was raging, Xiaguan heard that the northern grassland was also suffering from locust plague, and the grass was swallowed up, and countless cattle and sheep starved to death due to insufficient food..."

"Yes, yes, yes, I have heard of this news. It is said that the locust plague on the grassland flew over us. They did not have any sweet potatoes to save their lives. Once the cattle and sheep died, the people on the grassland would have nothing to eat. Many people should have starved to death!" Before Shangguan Yi finished speaking, another official from the Ministry of Agriculture confirmed. As soon as he finished speaking, several people agreed. It seemed that they had heard about this.

"The grassland was also affected by locust plague. According to the habits of those grassland people, they would definitely go south to rob without food. Now it is the autumn festival again, and it is a good time for grassland people to go south. Could it be that Jie Li is preparing to go south again?" Li Xiu immediately analyzed when he heard the news, and his eyebrows were locked tightly.

"It is very likely, after all, the grassland people have always regarded my Central Plains as a granary. If they don't eat, they will go south to rob. Tuli is not Jie Li's opponent. He may have received the news in advance, so he came to ask His Majesty for help. After all, if Jie Li wants to go south, he must pass through his territory!" Shangguan Yi said again at this time.

"By the way, the last time His Majesty suddenly sent troops to destroy the Liang Shidu, the Liang Shidu has always been Jie Li's minions, and Jie Li is likely to take this opportunity to retaliate against our Tang Dynasty!" Yang Dui also spoke at this time. The last time the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Liang Shidu, Jie Li had no movement, which was very abnormal.

"If this is true, it would be bad!" Li Xiu frowned even more when he heard this. After locust plague and drought, the Guanzhong area of ​​the Tang Dynasty was extremely tired. If a war with the Turks at this time, regardless of the outcome, it would make the Tang Dynasty even worse.

When Li Xiu thought of the above, he couldn't help but become more anxious. He rushed to Chang'an at the moment. Yang Dui, Shangguan Yi and others also knew Li Xiu's anxiousness, so they all took the initiative to speed up. The three-day journey took only one and a half days to walk away. When he arrived at Chang'an City, Li Xiu asked Yang Dui to take people back, but he didn't care about rest and rushed to the palace to see Li Shimin.

"You are late, Tuli, but the evil man complained first, saying that you intercepted him on the road and almost missed the military opportunity!" As soon as Li Xiu arrived at Liangyi Hall, he saw Li Shimin smiling to him.

"Your Majesty must have made some clarity in this kind of trivial matter, but why did the sudden loss suddenly come to Chang'an? Could it be that Jie Li is going south again?" Li Xiu was stunned when he saw that Li Shimin was still in the mood to joke, and even wondered if he had guessed wrongly. After all, if Jie Li went south, Li Shimin would be overwhelmed?

"I knew you should have guessed that this locust plague and drought are not only affected by Guanzhong, but also the grasslands are also deeply affected. Moreover, the grassland people do not have the habit of storing food, which makes their disaster even worse. Jie Li planned to go south to plunder this time so that his tribes could survive this winter!" Li Shimin said with a smile again, but he was not in a hurry at all in the face of such a critical situation.

"Your Majesty is so calm, has he already had a solution?" Faced with Li Shimin's abnormal performance, Li Xiu was puzzled at first, and then his eyes lit up. You must not underestimate the wisdom of the ancients, especially a generation of heroes like Li Shimin. In fact, if Li Xiu did not rely on his familiarity with history and mastered knowledge beyond this era, he would not be able to compare with a talented person like Li Shimin in other aspects.

"Haha~, you'll understand when you look at this!" Li Shimin couldn't help laughing again when he saw Li Xiu's appearance, and then picked up a document from the table and handed it to Li Xiu.

Seeing Li Shimin's clear-headed look, Li Xiu couldn't help but take the document curiously and then gently opened it. When he saw the content above, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and then showed a happy expression.

This is a document of enthronement, and the target of the enthronement is the Khan Yinan of Xueyantuo. In recent years, Xueyantuo's strength has become increasingly powerful. Many tribes that originally depended on the Turks have defected to Xueyantuo, making Xueyantuo now a powerful force from east to east, west to west to western Turks, and south to desert, posing a powerful threat to Jie Li.

"So that's it. Your Majesty is really a clever plan. After Yi Nan received the title of Your Majesty, he can compete with Jie Li in a legitimate manner. In this way, Jie Li is afraid that not only will he not dare to go south, but he will also try his best to establish a good relationship with our Tang Dynasty!" After reading this document, Li Xiu immediately slapped his thigh and shouted, "This is the charm of diplomacy. Who would have thought that a small document could stop the Turkic army from moving south?"

"Yes, Xue Yantuo has become Jie Li's confidant. What Jie Li is most worried about now is that we and Xue Yantuo are attacking him from both sides, and he was also affected by the disaster and his strength is greatly affected. So as long as this news comes out, he will probably only try his best to protect himself. How dare he bring troops south?" Li Shimin said at the end, and couldn't help laughing happily again. He worked hard on the grassland for several years and finally achieved the situation he needs now.

"Your Majesty is wise. This document is worth a hundred thousand troops!" Li Xiu immediately praised. Li Shimin's move was far beyond his imagination. In fact, on the way he came, he had never thought of any way to resist the Turks going south.

"Haha, this is not what I thought of alone. In fact, after Chuli reported the news that Jie Li might go south yesterday, I discussed with Wuji and the others overnight, and finally came up with such a feasible plan. Of course, the northern border cannot relax. If necessary, even take the initiative to attack, so that Jie Li can be more honest!" Li Shimin couldn't help laughing when he was praised like this.

"By the way, I heard that you have been inspecting the sweet potatoes in Xianyang and other places these days. How about it? Can the sweet potatoes of this year allow the people to survive this winter?" After laughing, Li Shimin also cared about the purpose of Li Xiu's trip. Compared to the Turks, he was more concerned about the disaster this year. After all, Guanzhong is the confidant of the Tang Dynasty. As long as Guanzhong has food and the people are not in chaos, the Tang Dynasty will not be in danger.

"Report to Your Majesty, I have inspected Xianyang, Jingyang and Sanyuan counties and found that the growth of sweet potatoes is pretty good, especially the previous rainfall, which has alleviated the drought. It is estimated that the harvest of sweet potatoes this year is also good. However, I also found that the food of the people in various places has been exhausted, and many people use wild vegetables and sweet potato vines to satisfy their hunger. Some people are so hungry that they can't stand it, so they can only dig a few sweet potatoes to satisfy their hunger. So this year, I can only say that people cannot starve to death, but it is still difficult to rely on sweet potatoes to eat full." Li Xiu immediately told his experience.

"Yes, the people in Guanzhong are not having a good life this year, but fortunately there are sweet potatoes, otherwise I don't know how many people died from these two natural disasters!" Li Shimin said at the end, and he couldn't help but show a fearful expression. According to the scale of locust plague and drought this year, he may be starved everywhere now, and the court cannot raise enough food to save the disaster. There will definitely be tens of people who die at that time, and Guanzhong will be in great turmoil, and the pressure on him will be even greater.

Thinking of the above, Li Shimin couldn't help but be even more grateful to Li Xiu and the bearded guest, especially Li Xiu. If he hadn't asked the bearded guest to bring back high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes and corn, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Your Majesty, the evil man complained before Tuli. I believe Your Majesty already knew what happened. This person was arrogant and domineering, and he was riding a horse on the official road and hurting people without repentance. If this continues, it may ruin Your Majesty's reputation, so please make plans early!" Li Xiu suddenly said at this time, the matter of Tuli has been resolved, so let's talk about Tuli. To be precise, it should be the arrangements for the Turks in the future!
Chapter completed!